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HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-09-1950 OFFICE OF .THE BOARD OF `PUBLIC WORKS AND. SAFETY OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND, . . INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 9,, 1950. • The Board of Public Works and Safety of. the City of Richmond,- Indiana, met in regular session in its office in the City Hall - in said- City, Friday, Jenne 9, 1950, at the hour of 8:00 o' clock a.m. Cost) . Mr. HaNrold G. Coleman presiding with the following members being present: Mr. Wm. Edwin Ross and Mr. Clifford M. Haworth.. The following prodeedings were had, to-wit: On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the minutes of the previous meeting were dispensed with. '� The Board approved the Optimist Club request to use North "E" - Street, from the intersection of the Glen Miller Park to North "- 20th Street, and also the following side streets be blocked 1 50 feet north and south of North "E" Street, 21st, 22nd, 23rd ,c and 24th Streets, on the 23rd day of July, 1950, for the Sec- and Annual Op ti-Derby. . The Board approved the request of the "Y" teen-agers of it spon- sering a dance on' North "A" Street, Wednesday, June 14, 1950. 1 . - The Board approved the installation of parking meters on the west scde of North 9th Street, from North "A" Street to North , "B" 'Street as requested by the owner of. the Morton Center Building and the Young Women' s Christian Association. Pursuant to advertisement in the Richmond Pallidium, newspaper the Board met to open and consider the sealed proposa-is for a new truck for the Street Department of the City. The follow- ing proposa7;s were received and opened: WALLAR MOTORS; INC. : 1-F 6 134" Wheel Base, 6 cylinder, 110 H.P. Ford Truck with gross vehicle weight of 16, 000 lbs. R. Equipped with: 7.50 x 20 ply Tires, front and dual rear, heater, t with defroster, rear view mirror, dual windshield wipers, over- -'1 load springs, oil bath air cleaner and oil purealator, spring loaded pintle, hook for trailer attachment and two hooks for front end, 2�- cu.. yd. water level dump body with three (3) - 'yd. ends, 6 x 8' . bed with 7" hoist Federal taxes deducted $2, 325. 00 WILLOUGHBY CHEVROLET CO. : 1-New 1950 Chevrolet Model 6103, equipped with two speed rear axle, six 7.50 x 10 ply tires, heater and defroster, dual windshield wipers, trailer hitch and pull hooks, . and 6 x 8' 22 dump bed with 3 yd. ends and 6" hoist. $2,540.45 III Less anithorized. discount 2 0.4 ' Net Total , 2, 250,,00 • E.H. GILCREST, INC. : 1-1950 Dodge, 2 ton, Mthdel HHA-128, Dump Truck Chassis, 16, 000 G.V.W. , 109, H.P, , equipped with: ' 7.50. x 20 10 ply tires ( 6) , 2 speed axle, " _ 13, 000 lbs. Cap. Booster Brakes, Heater & Defrosters, Dual Wipers, Rear view mirro,: 5,000 lb. front axle, tow hooks, Pintle hook-Spring loaded, 2 yd. dump bed, with 7" hoist, 3 yd, ends, Side braces and. , running borads, - Net delivered price complete $2, 395.Q0 ALTERNATE 1-1950 Dodge,. Model JA-128, 2,1t, ton Dump Truck Chassis, 17, 000 lbs. G.V.W. , 114 H.P. equipped With 2 speed axle, l4, 000 lbs cap. , 5 speed . transmission syncroshift, 16,000 lb. rear springs, 3, 800 lb. front springs, stellite faced, silchrome valves. and seats, sodium filled. exhaust valves, frame section modulus. 10.639 Same accessories and body as above. Net delivered price. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .i12, 795. 00 Federal excise taxes have been deducted from these figures. KENNETH E. WILLIAMS, INC. : 1-L162 130" wheel base chassis and cab, equipped with 7.50 x 20 10 ply front and dual rear tires; 2 speed axle with electric shift booster brakes; heater and defroster; cab marker lights, increased cooling; filter; double mirrors, visors and wipers, tow hooks on front; pintle hook; spring loaded, and aux. springs; Engine is International Silver lir Diamond, 2L0 cu. in. valve in head, 6 cylinder engine; 108 H.P. ; 6,5 compression ratio; full pressure lubrication to all working parts even including rifle drilled passages to wrist pins; precision replac- able main and connecting rod bearings; 4 rings to the piston; 95 pound. 100% counterballanced crank shaft; and large- capacity oil bath cleaner; Stripped chassis weight 4, 345 lbs; Legal rating 2 ton; Gross vehicle weight 16, 000 lbs;. Front axle gross 4, 700 lbs; Rear axle gross 13,000 lbs; Syncro mesh 4 speed foward transmission; Brakes front and rear shoes in each wheel primary shoes. This gives consierable long- er brake lining wear as each shoe wears the same rather than the front shoe doing most of the stopping as in ease in previous brakes. The electric 2 speed shift is far safer than the previous vacuum shift as the truck can be parked in either high or low range. - Also vacuum leaks injurious to engine are eliminated; 1-Gallion 8 'x 6' , ' 2� yard contract- or braced side body with 3 yd ends and 7" hoist mounted on the above. List FOB Richmond, Indiana painted a standard color. All Federal taxes are included 82, 411. 29 For Daybrook body with the same specs as the above, add $41. 00. All proposals were accompanied- with a certified check in the sum of One Hundred ($100. 00) Dollars. The Board- reffered. the above proposals to the City Civil Engineer and the Street Commissioner to tabulated and report their recommendations to this Board. The Board approved the purchase of land on the Henly Road south IIIfor a Sub-Station for the Light Plant, which has been heretofore been approved by the Council serving as a committee in charge of the operation of the Light Plant. The Board concurred in the Resolution adopted by the State Highway Commissithn of Indiana for NO PARKING AT ANY TIME on the north side of Main Street (U. S.#40) between West First Street and West Second Street. A letter from the Earih.am Cemetery Association complimenting the. police department on the fine job of directing traffic at the two entrances to Earlham Cemetery on Memorial Day was received and C': ordered filed. Councilman Myers compliant of the fire hose across the yards of residence near the North 19th Street Dump was referred to the Fire Chief to investigate. Councilman Marino' s complaints of overcrowded buses at the Crosley Plant were reported to the Indiana Railroad. The condition of North llth Street, north. of "J" Street was referred to the Street Dept. -The speeding of traffic on North 12th Street was referred to the Police Dept. The Board took under advisement the widening of the iron bridge on Bridge Avenue and also the removing of the covered. Bridge on Bridge Avenue. ' 111 The Board approved the trees along Laurel Street of being trimmed and also "No Parking" along Laurel Street and also West• 1st Street during the construction of the New Bridge-: to The Clerk was ordered to mail the following letter/the following persons byregistered mail with return requested:- Mrs. S.R. Streator, Jesse B. St_reator, , Glen hall and Pauline G. Hall, Paul and Ralph Krick, James L. 'and Anna MvNeill, Lilas M. and Hebert H. Terrell, Ott and Herminia Trimble, Jospeh C. and Margarite Trimble, Charles G; and Delores Mosey, Albert and Viola I{irk. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the City of Richmond, Indiana, desires possessiom of that certain parcel of real estate now owned by the City of Richmond, and which was purchased from you under the terms and as provided for in that certain option contract hereto- fore entered into by and between You 'Ard:the .;C_ ,ty- of Richmond;. Tnd,. Dated at Richmond, Indiana, this 9 day of June, 1950. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY of Richmond, Indiana. By /s/ Ather J. Reeg III City Clerk. . • The Board accepted the following from the Jos. H. Hill Company: DEDICATION FOR STREET PURPOSES THIS IDENTURE WITNESSETH, That Joseph H. Hill Comapny, a corpor- ation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Ind- iana, with its principal office at the City of Richmond, Indiana, does hereby dedicate and grant the City of Richmond, of Wayne County, State of Indiana, for the purpose of widening Peacock Road and Northwest Thirteenth Street, for public use, the following described lands in the southwest quarter of Section thirty-one (31) , Township fourteen (14) north, Range one (1) west, in tt.e said City of Richmond, to-wit: Beginning at a point in the center line of Peacock Road, which is the south line of the nottri half of said quarter section, eight hundred forty-three and fifteen hundredths (843. 15) feet east of the west line of said section and running thence east, along the center line of Peacock Road eight hundred fifty-three and thirty- eight hundredths (853. 38) feet, more or less, to he west line of Northwest 13th Street, north of Peacock Road, extended south; thence north, along the west line of Northwest 13th Street, thirty (30) feet; thence west, parallel with the center line of Peacock Road,t eight hundred fifty-three and thirty-eight hundred- ths (853, 38 ) feet, more or less, to a point eight hundred forty- three and fifthen hundredths (843. 15 feet east of the west line of said section; thence south thirty (30) feet to the place of beginning. ALSO, beginning on the west line of Northwest 13th Street, thirty (30) feet north of the denter line of Peacock Road and running thence north, along the west line of Northwest 13th Street, one thousand two hundred seventy and twenty hundredths (1270. 20) feet, more or less, to the south right-of-way line of the Pitts- burgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad; thence west along said right-of-way line ten ( 10) feet; thence south par- allel with the west line .of Northwest 13th Street, one thousand twohundred - seventy and twenty hundredths (1270. 20) feet, more or less, to a point thirty (30) feet north of the center line of Peacock Road; thence east, parallel with the center line of Peacock Road, ten (10) feet to the rlaue of beginning. The above descriptions are intended to cover two strips of land, one thirty (30) feet wide off the entire south side, and one ten (10) feet wide off the entire east side of the tract of land conveyed by Cora A. Wolfe to the grantor herein June 30, 1947, as recorded in County Deed Record 219, page 322 . IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Joseph H. Hill Comapny, in pur- suance of proper legal authority granted by its Board of Directors so to do, has caiieed its corporate name to be subscribed hereto by Joseph H. Hill, its President, and its corporate seal to be affixed and the same to be duly attested by Harry H. Woolley, its Secretary, this 1st day of June, 1950, JOSEPH H. HILL COMPANY By /s/ Joseph H. Hill (Seal) Attest: /s/ Harry H. Woolley Secretary. State of Indiana, ) SS: County of Wayne. ) Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, Joseph H. Hill President, and Harry H. Woolley, Secretary, of said Joseph H, Hill Comaany, a corporation of the State of Indiana, and sever— ally acknowledged the execution of the above instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said Jospeh H. Hill Company and their voluntary acts and deeds, as such officers. C\Q WITNESS my hand and Notarial Seal, this 1st day of June, 1950. /s/ Amy Louise Holzhauer (Seal) Notary Public My Commission expires October 28, 1950. The above dedication was referred to the Civil City Engineer to check the lines before being recorded in the County Record— er' s office. The Board allowed claims in the amount of (a59, 910. 10. There being no further business presented, on motion made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned. Chairman. • 4 Attest - M�1:► /!r Clerk oi the B a .